After 11 years of bringing you local reporting, the team behind the Vancouver Observer has moved on to Canada's National Observer. You can follow Vancouver culture reporting over there from now on. Thank you for all your support over the years!

Bruce Cheadle

Conservation groups launch suit challenging Trudeau cabinet's pipeline approval

Conservation groups have filed a new court challenge to the federal government's approval of the Trans Mountain oil pipeline. The request for judicial review filed with the Federal Court of Appeal...

Liberals say yes to controversial Trans Mountain pipeline project in B.C.

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is approving Kinder Morgan's proposal to triple the capacity of its Trans Mountain pipeline from Alberta to Burnaby, B.C. — a $6.8-billion project that has sparked...
Environment Minister McKenna, and Ministers Carr & LeBlanc

Trudeau defends LNG project approval as splitting differences among critics

OTTAWA — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau used a Goldilocks defence Wednesday in an effort to position the federal Liberals in the sweet spot of a boiling debate over energy development and...

Alaska group raises international concerns in Ottawa over B.C. mine operations

The group is in Ottawa this week seeking to enlist federal help in stopping B.C. copper and gold mines from polluting the headwaters of key salmon rivers.